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Latin America’s crypto user growth outpaced U.S. by 3x in 2025, report shows

Brazil and Argentina are leading the growth, with Brazil dominating by transaction size and Argentina seeing increasing adoption driven by cross-border payments and stablecoin use.

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Finance

Bitcoin purist Jack Dorsey says that his firm is reluctantly giving in to stablecoin craze

The shift comes as stablecoins surge in popularity and competitors like Stripe and PayPal add stablecoin options, increasing market pressure.

Block CEO Jack Dorsey (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Markets

Top Wall Street minds see AI rotation ahead as bitcoin seeks role in new cycle

BlackRock’s Rick Rieder, UBS’s Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi and Third Point’s Daniel Loeb see steady economic growth but a tougher market environment.

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Finance

Kalshi, Polymarket seeking $20 billion valuations in fundraising talks: WSJ

Kalshi, approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, was last valued at $11 billion, while Polymarket was valued at $9 billion.

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Finance

Circle moves $68 million in just 30 minutes by using its own stablecoin for internal payments

The stablecoin issuer used its Mint platform for intercompany transfers, replacing bank wires that often take days to settle, CEO Jeremy Allaire said.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

News Analysis

Those who cheered U.S. Bitcoin reserve have spent year watching Trump's order languish

The executive order to build President Donald Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve has awaited congressional action, and sources say there's one idea left for 2026.

U.S. President Donald Trump  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin slips below $68,000 as dollar posts steepest weekly gain in a year

Most majors gave back Friday's gains, with solana down 4%, ether falling 4.4%, and 43% of bitcoin's supply now sitting at a loss according to Glassnode data.

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Markets

Bitcoin could crash by another 30% as four-year cycle gains strength, investment firm says

Bitcoin is now firmly in a deep bear market and could fall another 30% in 2026, firm said.

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Markets

Why bitcoin couldn't hold $70,000 despite its best week of Wall Street news in months

Institutional interest continues to grow, but a stronger dollar and shifting interest rate expectations are keeping a lid on the latest rally.

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Opinion

Managing financial AI agents is the only skill you’ll need to survive the AI layoffs

To stay in the game, rather than try to outlearn every new release, learn how to use AI to strengthen your finances and build a buffer against industry disruption, says Naja.

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Markets

BlackRock private credit fund is latest to crack, hitting crypto prices and DeFi markets

Stress in the $3.5 trillion private credit market could ripple into digital assets through both macro contagion and tokenized credit markets, experts warn.

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Markets

Bitcoin buyers are cashing out fast after short-lived jump to $74,000

The sharp move higher triggered heavy profit-taking from short-term holders, data shows.

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Policy

Binance tells Senate probe no accounts sent crypto directly to Iran

Crypto exchange pushed back on $1.7 billion Iran-linked flow allegations and called media reports behind the probe “defamatory.”

Richard Teng, CEO, Binance. (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Markets

'No deal with Iran': Trump demands unconditional surrender, sending oil surging, bitcoin and stocks lower

The outlook for the Fed grew cloudier on Friday, as the employment market weakened appreciably even as inflation could be worsening.

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CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Aave drops 4.3% as all index constituents trade lower

Solana (SOL), down 3.1% since Thursday, joined Aave (AAVE) as an underperformer.

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Markets

U.S. unexpectedly lost 92,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate rose to 4.4%

Bitcoin remained under pressure even as the data likely puts back in play the chances of Fed rate cuts in the first half of 2026.

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